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Form 8.3 - BG GROUP PLC

22nd Dec 2015 14:10

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser: Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose BG GROUP PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 21 December 2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security: ORD
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 35,900,340 1.05% 26,909,271 0.79%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
7,640,439 0.23% 21,060,765 0.62%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 475,000 0.01% 500,000 0.01%
TOTAL: 44,015,779 1.29% 48,470,036 1.42%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
ORD Purchase 14 9.2880 GBP
ORD Purchase 50 9.1670 GBP
ORD Purchase 83 9.1065 GBP
ORD Purchase 166 9.1110 GBP
ORD Purchase 227 9.0940 GBP
ORD Purchase 253 9.2395 GBP
ORD Purchase 292 9.0885 GBP
ORD Purchase 333 9.1395 GBP
ORD Purchase 333 9.2935 GBP
ORD Purchase 333 9.1345 GBP
ORD Purchase 333 9.1220 GBP
ORD Purchase 333 9.2615 GBP
ORD Purchase 333 9.2745 GBP
ORD Purchase 333 9.2830 GBP
ORD Purchase 333 9.2710 GBP
ORD Purchase 333 9.2930 GBP
ORD Purchase 344 9.0934 GBP
ORD Purchase 354 9.2460 GBP
ORD Purchase 394 9.1940 GBP
ORD Purchase 399 9.1695 GBP
ORD Purchase 409 9.2900 GBP
ORD Purchase 462 9.2765 GBP
ORD Purchase 462 9.2465 GBP
ORD Purchase 462 9.2500 GBP
ORD Purchase 473 9.2455 GBP
ORD Purchase 499 9.0875 GBP
ORD Purchase 499 9.2385 GBP
ORD Purchase 499 9.2330 GBP
ORD Purchase 499 9.1690 GBP
ORD Purchase 499 9.1460 GBP
ORD Purchase 499 9.1545 GBP
ORD Purchase 499 9.1365 GBP
ORD Purchase 574 9.2630 GBP
ORD Purchase 600 9.1870 GBP
ORD Purchase 600 9.2390 GBP
ORD Purchase 610 9.1415 GBP
ORD Purchase 640 9.2920 GBP
ORD Purchase 666 9.2740 GBP
ORD Purchase 666 9.2960 GBP
ORD Purchase 700 9.1680 GBP
ORD Purchase 751 9.0950 GBP
ORD Purchase 751 9.0895 GBP
ORD Purchase 751 9.0870 GBP
ORD Purchase 771 9.2760 GBP
ORD Purchase 771 9.2850 GBP
ORD Purchase 776 9.2845 GBP
ORD Purchase 796 9.0560 GBP
ORD Purchase 815 9.1070 GBP
ORD Purchase 832 9.2355 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.2400 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.2295 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.1755 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.1730 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.1715 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.1605 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.1535 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.1380 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.1445 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.1465 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.1120 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.0960 GBP
ORD Purchase 833 9.0955 GBP
ORD Purchase 834 9.1580 GBP
ORD Purchase 864 9.0855 GBP
ORD Purchase 900 9.0630 GBP
ORD Purchase 900 9.0600 GBP
ORD Purchase 921 9.1500 GBP
ORD Purchase 955 9.2780 GBP
ORD Purchase 969 9.2600 GBP
ORD Purchase 973 9.2480 GBP
ORD Purchase 999 9.1550 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,000 9.0900 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,010 9.1770 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,099 9.2340 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,099 9.1510 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,104 9.2725 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,165 9.1610 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,177 9.0850 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,185 9.2700 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,203 9.0935 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,213 9.2720 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,330 9.2405 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,332 9.1470 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,432 9.1855 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,473 9.2660 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,476 9.1745 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,476 9.0925 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,476 9.0945 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,476 9.1490 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,476 9.1585 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,513 9.2858 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,573 9.0890 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,580 9.0920 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,615 9.0865 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,651 9.1000 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,674 9.2941 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,768 9.1590 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,883 9.2730 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,029 9.0966 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,097 9.1560 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,106 9.2475 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,111 9.2620 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,227 9.0905 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,227 9.1400 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,253 9.0860 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,279 9.0975 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,685 9.0910 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,952 9.0915 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,000 9.2821 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,517 9.1678 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,163 8.9980 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,357 9.1776 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,502 9.2288 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,541 9.2345 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,133 9.2860 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,166 9.3471 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,881 9.1802 GBP
ADR Purchase 12,924 13.4867 USD
ORD Purchase 15,000 9.2694 GBP
ADR Purchase 20,600 13.8000 USD
ORD Purchase 38,088 9.2313 GBP
ORD Purchase 50,386 9.2374 GBP
ORD Purchase 159,370 9.2224 GBP
ORD Purchase 240,294 9.2104 GBP
ORD Purchase 419,345 9.2609 GBP
ORD Purchase 542,786 9.0159 GBP
ORD Sale 14 9.2880 GBP
ORD Sale 50 9.1670 GBP
ORD Sale 83 9.1065 GBP
ORD Sale 166 9.1110 GBP
ORD Sale 200 9.2890 GBP
ORD Sale 227 9.0940 GBP
ORD Sale 253 9.2395 GBP
ORD Sale 292 9.0885 GBP
ORD Sale 333 9.1395 GBP
ORD Sale 333 9.1345 GBP
ORD Sale 333 9.1220 GBP
ORD Sale 333 9.2930 GBP
ORD Sale 333 9.2935 GBP
ORD Sale 333 9.2830 GBP
ORD Sale 333 9.2745 GBP
ORD Sale 333 9.2615 GBP
ORD Sale 344 9.0934 GBP
ORD Sale 354 9.2460 GBP
ORD Sale 394 9.1940 GBP
ORD Sale 399 9.1695 GBP
ORD Sale 462 9.2765 GBP
ORD Sale 462 9.2500 GBP
ORD Sale 462 9.2465 GBP
ORD Sale 473 9.2455 GBP
ORD Sale 499 9.2385 GBP
ORD Sale 499 9.2345 GBP
ORD Sale 499 9.1690 GBP
ORD Sale 499 9.2330 GBP
ORD Sale 499 9.0875 GBP
ORD Sale 499 9.1545 GBP
ORD Sale 499 9.1460 GBP
ORD Sale 499 9.1365 GBP
ORD Sale 574 9.2630 GBP
ORD Sale 600 9.2390 GBP
ORD Sale 600 9.1870 GBP
ORD Sale 600 9.2920 GBP
ORD Sale 610 9.1415 GBP
ORD Sale 666 9.2960 GBP
ORD Sale 666 9.2740 GBP
ORD Sale 672 9.1658 GBP
ORD Sale 700 9.1680 GBP
ORD Sale 751 9.0895 GBP
ORD Sale 751 9.0950 GBP
ORD Sale 751 9.0870 GBP
ORD Sale 771 9.2850 GBP
ORD Sale 771 9.2760 GBP
ORD Sale 776 9.2845 GBP
ORD Sale 796 9.0560 GBP
ORD Sale 815 9.1070 GBP
ORD Sale 832 9.2355 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.2400 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.1380 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.1755 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.1445 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.1730 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.1465 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.1715 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.1120 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.0960 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.0955 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.2295 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.1535 GBP
ORD Sale 833 9.1605 GBP
ORD Sale 834 9.1580 GBP
ORD Sale 864 9.0855 GBP
ORD Sale 900 9.0600 GBP
ORD Sale 900 9.0630 GBP
ORD Sale 921 9.1500 GBP
ORD Sale 955 9.2780 GBP
ORD Sale 969 9.2600 GBP
ORD Sale 973 9.2480 GBP
ORD Sale 999 9.1550 GBP
ORD Sale 1,000 9.0900 GBP
ORD Sale 1,004 9.2710 GBP
ORD Sale 1,010 9.1770 GBP
ORD Sale 1,099 9.2340 GBP
ORD Sale 1,099 9.1510 GBP
ORD Sale 1,104 9.2725 GBP
ORD Sale 1,165 9.1610 GBP
ORD Sale 1,177 9.0850 GBP
ORD Sale 1,185 9.2700 GBP
ORD Sale 1,203 9.0935 GBP
ORD Sale 1,213 9.2720 GBP
ORD Sale 1,330 9.2405 GBP
ORD Sale 1,332 9.1470 GBP
ORD Sale 1,473 9.2660 GBP
ORD Sale 1,476 9.1745 GBP
ORD Sale 1,476 9.0925 GBP
ORD Sale 1,476 9.0945 GBP
ORD Sale 1,476 9.1490 GBP
ORD Sale 1,476 9.1585 GBP
ORD Sale 1,513 9.2858 GBP
ORD Sale 1,573 9.0890 GBP
ORD Sale 1,580 9.0920 GBP
ORD Sale 1,615 9.0865 GBP
ORD Sale 1,651 9.1000 GBP
ORD Sale 1,768 9.1590 GBP
ORD Sale 1,883 9.2730 GBP
ORD Sale 2,097 9.1560 GBP
ORD Sale 2,106 9.2475 GBP
ORD Sale 2,111 9.2620 GBP
ORD Sale 2,227 9.0905 GBP
ORD Sale 2,253 9.0860 GBP
ORD Sale 2,279 9.0975 GBP
ORD Sale 2,538 9.2832 GBP
ORD Sale 2,685 9.0910 GBP
ORD Sale 2,952 9.0915 GBP
ORD Sale 3,248 9.2957 GBP
ORD Sale 4,354 9.1400 GBP
ORD Sale 7,133 9.2860 GBP
ORD Sale 8,283 9.2807 GBP
ORD Sale 8,634 9.2897 GBP
ORD Sale 8,772 9.2805 GBP
ORD Sale 10,272 9.2753 GBP
ADR Sale 12,924 13.4867 USD
ORD Sale 13,577 9.2883 GBP
ORD Sale 13,857 9.1817 GBP
ORD Sale 13,982 9.2675 GBP
ORD Sale 20,579 9.2900 GBP
ADR Sale 20,600 13.8000 USD
ORD Sale 21,234 9.2529 GBP
ORD Sale 23,347 9.1444 GBP
ORD Sale 33,330 9.2737 GBP
ORD Sale 36,815 9.1966 GBP
ORD Sale 37,560 9.2853 GBP
ORD Sale 40,711 9.2245 GBP
ORD Sale 48,473 9.2781 GBP
ORD Sale 68,485 9.1700 GBP
ORD Sale 110,499 9.2078 GBP
ORD Sale 117,999 9.1883 GBP
ORD Sale 209,866 8.9980 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
ORD SWAP Long 900 9.2908 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 5,972 9.2748 GBP
ORD CFD Long 10,300 9.2976 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 30,854 9.2488 GBP
ORD CFD Long 247,437 9.1486 GBP
ORD CFD Short 3,517 9.1677 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 5,919 9.2049 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 10,166 9.3471 GBP
ORD CFD Short 10,462 9.1190 GBP
ORD CFD Short 13,198 9.2837 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 17,802 9.2096 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 30,998 9.2186 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 81,727 9.1612 GBP
ORD CFD Short 308,744 9.2333 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? YES
Date of disclosure: 22 Dec 2015
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose BG GROUP PLC
relevant securities this from relates:

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
relates
ORD Call Options Purchased 475,000 10.8500 European 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -500,000 1100.0000 American 15 Jan 2016

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151222005450/en/

Copyright Business Wire 2015


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